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East Oregonian
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Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Holiday fundraisers feature fresh Christmas trees
Kiwanis Club has been selling
Christmas trees for more than
35 years. The fundraiser helps
to support local youths and the
community through scholarships
and programs such as the youth
symphony, the Junior Livestock
Show and community park proj-
ects.
Tree sales begin Tuesday, Nov.
28 in the Hermiston Conference
Center parking lot, 415 S. Highway
395. It’s open Sundays through
Thursdays from noon to 8 p.m. and
Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m.
to 8 p.m.
The trees are farm-grown in
Estacada and are beautiful, said
Doug Barak, Kiwanis past presi-
dent. They include Douglas, Grand
and Noble firs, ranging in size from
5 to 8 feet. The trees are priced
between $25 to $80. Cash or check
accepted. For questions, contact
hectorp960@gmail.com.
“There is just something about a
real tree that makes the Christmas
season and opening presents at
Christmas that much more special,”
Barak said.
PENDLETON:
Selling
Christmas trees for more than a
By TAMMY MALGESINI
East Oregonian
With Christmas just around the
corner, people in the market for a
live tree can buy one from local
organizations.
In addition to having the fresh
aroma that comes with a live
tree, purchases help support local
people and programs. The Umatilla
Volunteer Firefighter’s Associa-
tion, the Hermiston Kiwanis Club
and Pendleton Boy Scout Troop
700, have announced plans to sell
trees.
UMATILLA: In addition to
trees, the Umatilla firefighter group
returns with its annual Santa’s
Workshop. People are invited to
peruse the crafter’s bazaar inside
Fire Station No. 2 in McNary for
shopping and gift ideas.
The trees are arriving this week
and Santa’s Workshop opens on
Black Friday. Hours of operation
are Monday through Thursdays
from 4-8 p.m. and Friday through
Sundays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at
303 Willamette Ave., Umatilla.
A special visit by Santa Claus,
who will arrive via a Life Flight
File photo
Jennifer Cecil and Tom Ditton help carry a Christmas tree that was
bought by the Winebarger family in 2014 at the Hermiston Kiwan-
is Christmas tree lot. Several area nonprofit organizations sell
Christmas trees as club fundraisers.
Network medical helicopter, is
planned. The event will include
photo opportunities with the jolly
ol’ elf. Details are being worked
out with Santa’s helpers and will
be announced later. For more infor-
mation, call 541-922-3718 or visit
www.facebook.com/umatillavfa.
Money raised supports the
Umatilla
Christmas
basket
program, providing food and gifts
for families in need. The firefight-
er’s group also spreads holiday
cheer by transporting Santa around
town to deliver candy canes.
HERMISTON: The Hermiston
BRIEFLY
PENDLETON
gathering, which starts at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $20. The museum is located
at 214 N. Colville St., Walla Walla.
People are encouraged to
purchase tickets in advance at www.
kirkmanhousemuseum.org or by
calling 509-529-4373.
Echo rings in holiday magic
ECHO — People are invited to get
into the holiday spirit with activities in
Echo.
Holiday shopping and festive
refreshments are featured during It’s
Magic: Christmas in Echo. The event
is Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
in downtown Echo. The free event
features door prize drawings, discounts,
drinks and treats.
For more information, search
Facebook or call Echo City Hall at
541-376-8411.
Photo exhibit focuses
on Oregon shutterbugs
BAKER CITY — Crossroads
Carnegie Art Center is seeking photos
interpreting the Oregon experience.
Photographers are invited to submit
up to three images for “Cascadia” by
Thursday, Nov. 30. It’s open to all
Oregon residents. Cash prizes totaling
$4,000 will be awarded. The entry fee
is $35.
Areas of focus are views of Oregon
and Oregonians at work or play. Artists
are challenged to look at the urban-
rural divide through the camera lens,
highlighting the similarities.
The exhibit opens April 6 at the
Baker City art center. Then, 48 selected
images will later travel to The Dalles
and Oregon State University.
For submission guidelines,
call 541-523-5369 or visit www.
crossroads-arts.org under “Quick
Forms.”
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Kirkman House ushers
in Christmas season
WALLA WALLA — A collection
of classic Christmas music, including
traditional carols, come to life with
new and original arrangements by
soprano Phoebe Gildea and harpist
Noah Brenner.
The duo recently collaborated on
their first joint album. The community
can hear them and buy the CD this
weekend at Kirkman House Museum.
Doors open for the Saturday event at
6:45 p.m. for a 7:30 p.m. performance.
The evening includes wine and
cranberry spiced hard cider from
Goose Ridge Estate Winery and hors
d’oeuvres. Tickets are $25. Cookies
and coffee will be served at the Sunday
School program launches Employee Pipeline Project
By ANTONIO SIERRA
East Oregonian
Having exposed Pendleton
High School students to local
career fields, the Schools to
Careers program is ready to
put them to work.
A partnership between
Eastern Oregon Business
Source, Umatilla County, the
Pendleton School District
and
other
organizations,
Schools to Careers gathered
about 30 people from several
employers at Pendleton City
Hall Monday to introduce
them to the Employee Pipeline
Project. Attendees included
representatives from Interpath
Laboratory, RDO Equipment
Co. and Pepsi.
Susan Bower, Eastern
Oregon Business Source’s
director of learning and
performance, said the pipeline
program was the “next step”
beyond Schools to Careers.
Eastern Oregon Business
Source hired Bonnie Day, a
former outreach coordinator
for the Pendleton Center for the
Arts, to become the Employee
Pipeline Project coordinator.
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Cloudy and mild
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SATURDAY
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HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
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PENDLETON
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LOW
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37°
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PRECIPITATION
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Normal month to date
Year to date
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HERMISTON
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TEMPERATURE
HIGH
Yesterday
Normals
Records
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PRECIPITATION
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SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today
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John Day
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REGIONAL FORECAST
Eastern Washington: Rather cloudy today
with showers. A passing shower tonight.
Cascades: Cloudy and mild today with a
brief shower or two.
Northern California: Mostly cloudy, a
shower this afternoon.
Today
Thursday
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WINDS
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Coastal Oregon: Occasional rain today.
Breezy and mild across the north; mild in
central parts.
Eastern and Central Oregon: Cloudy and
mild today; a shower in spots across the
north and near the Cascades.
Western Washington: Periods of rain today
and tonight; watch for fl ooding. Cloudy
tomorrow with showers.
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the goal of Employee Pipeline
is to match five seniors with
jobs by the end of the school
year.
Jayne Clarke of Pioneer
Asphalt asked if the Employee
Pipeline
Project
would
continue to support busi-
nesses and employees after
the match was made. Since
the project is still new, Bower
said it will have to work
with businesses to continue
to nail down the details, but
assured the audience that the
Employee Pipeline wanted to
be a resource.
“We’re committed and
dedicated and we’re not
running from this at all,”
Bower said.
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THURSDAY
Day explained to the audi-
ence how Employee Pipeline
would work with Schools to
Careers.
“The whole idea is
to keep local people in
local jobs,” she said.
Schools to Careers would
continue to coordinate the
programming and activities
it established last school
year with local businesses
and organizations, including
internships, job shadows,
work site tours and a career
fair. Simultaneously, the
Employee Pipeline is iden-
tifying high school seniors
interested in a career-track job
and will try to match them to
a prospective employer with a
job opening.
The project’s goal is to
have students matched and
interviewed in May. Day said
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— Founded Oct. 16, 1875 —
TODAY
dozen years, it’s the only fundraiser
for the local Boy Scout troop.
Money is used for Scouting trips,
special events, camp and other
troop activities.
The tree lot opens Saturday,
Dec. 2 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at
Dave’s Chevron, 220 S.W. 12th
St., Pendleton. Hours are Monday
through Friday from 3-7 p.m. and
Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m.
to 7 p.m. Committee member Eva
Richerson said they will continue
manning the tree lot until all are
sold through Saturday, Dec. 9. The
supply has sold out before the final
day of the sale during the last few
years.
The group is enthusiastic about
serving the public, Richerson
said. They specialize in fresh cut
Noble, Grand and Douglas fir trees.
Ranging from 5-10 feet, the cost
varies depending on style and size.
“We also will have ‘wild cut’
trees for the first time this year,”
she said.
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National Summary: Rain will soak coastal New England, while showers dot the Florida
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Southwest, rain will soak the Northwest.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 93° in Riverside, Calif.
Low -3° in Bredette, Mont.
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